Vulnerability · Published Oct 27, 2023 · Assigned by vmware
CVE-2023-34057
High 7.8
In plain English
A high-severity privilege mismanagement in VMware Tools. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.2% (higher than 9% of all known vulnerabilities).
Severity (CVSS 3.1)7.8High
Exploit odds (30 days)0.2%top 90.7% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
VMware Tools contains a local privilege escalation vulnerability. A malicious actor with local user access to a guest virtual machine may elevate privileges within the virtual machine.
Affected products (as reported)
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| n/a | VMware Tools | 12.x.x11.x.x10.3.x |
Weakness: CWE-269 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H